Indian Contributions to Exoplanet Research

Quiz about India's involvement in exoplanet discovery and research through space missions and ground-based observatories

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian astronomer is known for his work on the detection and characterization of exoplanets using the radial velocity method?

  1. Arvind Paranjpye
  2. Jayant Narlikar
  3. Govind Swarup
  4. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian astronomer is a member of the Kepler science team and has been involved in the discovery of numerous exoplanets?

  1. Sujan Sengupta
  2. Ram Sagar
  3. Ravi Kumar
  4. Biman Nath
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian astronomer is known for his work on the development of new techniques for detecting and characterizing exoplanets?

  1. Dipankar Bhattacharya
  2. Vinod Krishan
  3. Nirmal K. Saha
  4. Meghnad Saha
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian astronomer is a member of the TESS science team and has been involved in the discovery of several transiting exoplanets?

  1. Abhijit Saha
  2. Annapurni Subramaniam
  3. Harinder Singh
  4. J.V. Narlikar
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian astronomer is known for his work on the study of exoplanet atmospheres and has made significant contributions to our understanding of the composition and structure of exoplanets?

  1. Tulika Chaturvedi
  2. Gautam Biswas
  3. S.K. Trehan
  4. A.P. Mitra
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian astronomer is a member of the CHEOPS science team and has been involved in the characterization of exoplanets using the transit method?

  1. Kailash Sahu
  2. S.N. Biswas
  3. R.P. Kudritzki
  4. Govind Swarup
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian astronomer is known for his work on the development of new algorithms and techniques for analyzing exoplanet data?

  1. Supriya Chakrabarti
  2. G. Srinivasan
  3. J.V. Narlikar
  4. Jayant Narlikar
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian astronomer is a member of the JWST science team and has been involved in the development of new instruments and techniques for studying exoplanets?

  1. Nirmal K. Saha
  2. S.K. Trehan
  3. A.P. Mitra
  4. Vinod Krishan
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian astronomer is known for his work on the study of exoplanet habitability and has made significant contributions to our understanding of the potential for life on other planets?

  1. Ram Sagar
  2. Ravi Kumar
  3. Biman Nath
  4. Meghnad Saha
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian astronomer is a member of the Ariel science team and has been involved in the development of new instruments and techniques for studying exoplanet atmospheres?

  1. Arvind Paranjpye
  2. Jayant Narlikar
  3. Govind Swarup
  4. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian astronomer is known for his work on the study of exoplanet interiors and has made significant contributions to our understanding of the structure and composition of exoplanets?

  1. Sujan Sengupta
  2. Dipankar Bhattacharya
  3. Abhijit Saha
  4. Tulika Chaturvedi
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian astronomer is a member of the PLATO science team and has been involved in the development of new instruments and techniques for studying exoplanets?

  1. Kailash Sahu
  2. S.N. Biswas
  3. R.P. Kudritzki
  4. Govind Swarup
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian astronomer is known for his work on the study of exoplanet dynamics and has made significant contributions to our understanding of the orbits and interactions of exoplanets?

  1. Supriya Chakrabarti
  2. G. Srinivasan
  3. J.V. Narlikar
  4. Jayant Narlikar
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian astronomer is a member of the HabEx science team and has been involved in the development of new instruments and techniques for studying exoplanets?

  1. Nirmal K. Saha
  2. S.K. Trehan
  3. A.P. Mitra
  4. Vinod Krishan
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian astronomer is known for his work on the study of exoplanet atmospheres and has made significant contributions to our understanding of the composition and structure of exoplanet atmospheres?

  1. Ram Sagar
  2. Ravi Kumar
  3. Biman Nath
  4. Meghnad Saha